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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Tanagra |
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| Year | 457 BC - 448 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square punch of irregular form, divided into quadrants by raised ridges forming a rough mill-sail or swastika-like pattern within the recessed field, characteristic of early archaic Greek coinage technique. The incuse is deeply struck and occupies most of the reverse flan. No legend or additional device is present, consistent with the small hemiobol denomination of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (457 BC - 448 BC) |
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Tanagra's coinage from this decade falls directly within the aftermath of the Battle of Oenophyta in 457 BC, when Athens seized control of Boeotia and held it for roughly a decade. Whether this tiny fractional piece circulated under Athenian occupation or was struck in a brief window of renewed local autonomy remains contested — the chronology of Boeotian civic issues during the 450s is genuinely unresolved. The BCD specimen noted in Hesperia supplements remains the principal reference point for attribution.